Community Wound Care Program Within a Syringe Exchange Program: Chicago, 2018-2019.

Autor: Huyck M; The authors are with the University of Illinois at Chicago. Michael Huyck is with the Department of Health Systems Science, College of Nursing; Stockton Mayer is with the College of Medicine and Department of Infectious Disease; Sarah Messmer is with the College of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics; and Charles Yingling is with the College of Nursing and Department of Health Systems Science., Mayer S; The authors are with the University of Illinois at Chicago. Michael Huyck is with the Department of Health Systems Science, College of Nursing; Stockton Mayer is with the College of Medicine and Department of Infectious Disease; Sarah Messmer is with the College of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics; and Charles Yingling is with the College of Nursing and Department of Health Systems Science., Messmer S; The authors are with the University of Illinois at Chicago. Michael Huyck is with the Department of Health Systems Science, College of Nursing; Stockton Mayer is with the College of Medicine and Department of Infectious Disease; Sarah Messmer is with the College of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics; and Charles Yingling is with the College of Nursing and Department of Health Systems Science., Yingling C; The authors are with the University of Illinois at Chicago. Michael Huyck is with the Department of Health Systems Science, College of Nursing; Stockton Mayer is with the College of Medicine and Department of Infectious Disease; Sarah Messmer is with the College of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics; and Charles Yingling is with the College of Nursing and Department of Health Systems Science.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2020 Aug; Vol. 110 (8), pp. 1211-1213. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 18.
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305681
Abstrakt: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for developing wounds in addition to skin and soft tissue infections. The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, College of Medicine, and School of Public Health collaborated to establish a medical clinic serving PWID attending a Chicago syringe exchange program. A wound care program was implemented to improve clinicians' competence. During October 2018 to August 2019, 24% of all encounters were related to wound complaints.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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